Bill H.R.7489 titled “Time Off to Vote Act” was referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Matt Cartwright with Earl Blumenauer, Brendan Boyle, Cheri Bustos, Andre Carson, Sheila Cherfilus-Mccormick, Yvette Clarke, Steve Cohen, Diana Degette, Suzan Delbene, Dwight Evans, Ruben Gallego, Raúl Grijalva, Henry Johnson, Mondaire Jones, Ann Kirkpatrick, Barbara Lee, Andy Levin, Alan Lowenthal, James Mcgovern, Gwen Moore, Eleanor Norton, Ilhan Omar, Katie Porter, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Michael San Nicolas, John Sarbanes, Janice Schakowsky, Adam Schiff, Terri Sewell, Dina Titus, Rashida Tlaib, Nydia Velazquez, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Nikema Williams, Frederica Wilson as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7491 titled “Parents Need to Know Act of 2022” was referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Charlie Crist with Theodore Deutch as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.7492 titled “Protecting Innocence in Education Act” was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Lance Gooden with Jeff Duncan, Jake Ellzey, Louie Gohmert, Thomas Tiffany, Randy Weber as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.7497 titled “Make Medicine Affordable Act” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means and Education and Labor for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Elissa Slotkin.
Bill H.Res.1051 titled “Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2022, as the fifth annual Black Maternal Health Week to bring national attention to the maternal health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing persons”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Alma Adams with Nanette Barragan, Karen Bass, Ami Bera, Lisa Blunt Rochester, Suzanne Bonamici, Carolyn Bourdeaux, Jamaal Bowman, Anthony Brown, Shontel Brown, K. Butterfield G., Tony Cárdenas, Troy Carter, Kathy Castor, Sheila Cherfilus-Mccormick, David Cicilline, Yvette Clarke, Emanuel Cleaver, Gerald Connolly, James Cooper, Jason Crow, Sharice Davids, Danny Davis, Madeleine Dean, Debbie Dingell, Lloyd Doggett, Mike Doyle, Veronica Escobar, Ruben Gallego, John Garamendi, Raúl Grijalva, Jahana Hayes, Brian Higgins, Sara Jacobs, Eddie Johnson, Henry Johnson, Mondaire Jones, William Keating, Robin Kelly, Ro Khanna, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ann Kuster, Rick Larsen, John Larson, Brenda Lawrence, Al Lawson, Barbara Lee, Andy Levin, Carolyn Maloney, Kathy Manning, Lucy Mcbath, Betty Mccollum, A. Mceachin, Gregory Meeks, Grace Meng, Gwen Moore, Seth Moulton, Jerrold Nadler, Marie Newman, Eleanor Norton, Ilhan Omar, Chris Pappas, Donald Payne, Stacey Plaskett, Ayanna Pressley, David Price, Jamie Raskin, Deborah Ross, Raul Ruiz, Bobby Rush, Tim Ryan, Gregorio Sablan, Linda Sánchez, Mary Scanlon, Janice Schakowsky, David Scott, Terri Sewell, Albio Sires, Adam Smith, Darren Soto, Jackie Speier, Melanie Stansbury, Haley Stevens, Marilyn Strickland, Bennie Thompson, Rashida Tlaib, Lori Trahan, David Trone, Lauren Underwood, Marc Veasey, Nydia Velazquez, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Nikema Williams, Frederica Wilson as cosponsors.
The Education and Labor Committee moves forward in some way on two bills per day.
Most bills have a hearing where those involved explain why they are for or against the bill. Roughly 8,000 bills are addressed by committees each year but only about 800 make it to the floor of Congress, according to ushistory.org.
A 2019 report from the Brookings Institute argued committees aren’t capable of delving fully into the issues they address and are forced to rely on lobbyists.
| Bill Name | Sponsor | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Time Off to Vote Act | Rep. Cartwright, Matt | House of Representatives |
| Parents Need to Know Act of 2022 | Rep. Crist, Charlie | House of Representatives |
| Protecting Innocence in Education Act | Rep. Gooden, Lance | House of Representatives |
| Make Medicine Affordable Act | Rep. Slotkin, Elissa | House of Representatives |
| Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2022, as the fifth annual "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national attention to the maternal health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing persons. | Rep. Adams, Alma S. |
